Animal shelter visit yesterday

[krazyaboutkatz]

I know my limit and I'm at that limit right now. I also believe in adopting animals from shelters or rescue groups. Luckily in CA the animals have to be spayed or neutered before you can adopt them. I do like to look at the cats whenever I'm in a Petsmart though. Last Sat. I saw some very cute kittens at Petsmart and two of them really tugged at my heart. One was an orange marbled kitten and the other was mainly white with some orange. They're short haired and also brothers so I think it said that they should be adopted together. If I hadn't already adopted Alani & Blaze last year,I'm pretty sure that these boys would've been going home with me. It's so hard to resist but as I said before, I know my limit and my current cats wouldn't be very happy with any more new additions either.

[katladyd]

I KNOW I am at my limit! Neither Mac nor Ming get along with Kimba and that doesn't look like it's changing at all. They don't fight as much as before, but that is because Kimba tries to stay out of their way now. I will give it a few more months, but I may have to rehome Kimba. It's not fair to any of the cats to have to live this way. Still, they do seem to be working it out. I just know that I have no room for any more cats in my apartment. My dream is to have a large house with lots of room and have as many cats as I can truly take care of and love.

[mrspunkysmom]

None of the kitty krew get along with Emily but they are working it out. She is learning her place and how not to annoy Sam. The others are learning to play with Bob or rather Bob is learning how to play with them. And it's wishful thinking, but perhaps Spunky is learning how not to be a punk. It is a work in progress.

I didn't intend to keep Emily and Bob, but once I realized that adoption would be iffy, I knew I had to accept the responsibility for my decision. And I don't regret taking them from that lady. They're a hoot.

To me this is all about commitment. I made a commitment, a promise and I have to honor it. I know that sometimes life throws you lemons and you have to make arrangements but many people quit far too quickly. I teach school and I see it all the time.

A co-worker recently rescue a Yorkie. He found it wandering the highway near his neighborhood. He called to him and he came right to him. He thinks the dog lived a street or two over as it is a yippie dog and he has heard it before. He put up posters and no one has called to claim it. He's working on training him now so he can get along with his Scottie, who was a breeding mother in a kennel he adopted from the owner a few years back. She's still shy and the Yorkie is assertive.

I like dogs, but I don't have dogs because I know how much work they are. This is not to say that kitties aren't a lot of work.

Just my opinion.

[jennielynn1970]

Well, I guess the next best thing to adopting is donating. So please donate to your local shelter. I am sure they all could use a few bucks to ease the crowding.

You might want to look to see if they have a "WISH LIST" on Amazon. So many of us shop online these days, you can look up your local animal shelter and see their wish list, purchase right from Amazon, and have it shipped right to the shelter!!! It's a great idea to do this I think, and it can never hurt when you're up late, not knowing what to buy for yourself, so you can just take that extra $50 and buy something for your fave shelter.